Conflicts of Interest (COI) Basic

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About this Course

The COI Basic course discusses the PHS regulations on financial conflicts of interest and an investigator’s responsibilities relating to the disclosure of “Significant Financial Interests.”

It is designed to help learners satisfy training requirements associated with the PHS regulations on financial conflicts of interest. Organizations may also choose to include content on institutional conflicts of interest and conflicts of commitment and conscience. Additionally, organizations may add customized content to describe their own internal conflict of interest policies through the use of an organization-specific policies module.

1 June 2018
31 May 2021

Course Content

Provides an overview of the U.S. PHS regulations on financial conflicts of interest. It includes a discussion of an investigator’s responsibilities relating to the disclosure of “Significant Financial Interests.”

Presents an overview of the responsibilities that institutions have regarding the PHS regulations on financial conflicts of interest. It includes a discussion of the expectations that institutions have as they review and evaluate the “Significant Financial Interest” reports of their investigators.

Conflicts of Commitment and Conscience (COI-Basic)

Provides an overview of conflicts of commitment, conflicts of conscience, and other types of non-financial conflicts of interest are presented to learners. In addition, it seeks to help learners identify strategies that may help to address these types of conflicts.

Institutional Conflicts of Interest (COI-Basic)

Describes various forms of ICOI, core components of an ICOI policy, governance models for ICOI identification, review, and management, as well as approaches for managing ICOI. It is primarily designed for administrators.